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UNION RECORDER. MILLEDCEVILLE, CA„ JANUARY IS, 192S
Milledgeville Citizens
Express Opinions
MILLEDGEVILLE TO CELEBRATE I LEAP YEAR ONLY ONE OF FOUR
COMPLETION OF PAVING
. "Leap year i» one In four in which
The city .f MillcdttcviUe was laid i '“ di “ " Ul admit th »‘ '*■'>' »« *»«•
rxprcsaediy in 1803 to be th. " us « husband" Colonel Erwin
capital of Gonrpia. At a time when | •'•Wby. a prominent bachelor lawyer
the west side of the Oconee river was I !h ‘' C|I >’ ‘'e. lareil when civintr hie
occupied by Indians, a commission "l"'""" on the question of leap year,
of five dbiineuished Geontiane were I "»» 5'°" «hmk » ™en are taking
sent to lay off and prepare a town j * l ‘" >' t ' ar seriously?" Colonel Sib-
that would be eligible for the s-tnte | - v “"*» asked.
capitol and other public uses. The j “'Veil thut depends largely on the
commission wmt seriously to work [ a,l ' we *‘« y e * ° r ||0 <" he dryly replied,
and laid off a most distinguished ; "I nm peculiarly fitted to make a
quick crop that the labor is soon j JURY LOOKS INTO VOTING
He added that small farms are (Continued on back page-)
much better .«uited than the large j -
ones for the raising of tobacco, be- ent jail and court house and in event
cause the farmer cannot have just that the state wanted this property
any and everybody looking after his that th(!y purcha5e , s)tc and prect
crop. Tobacco requires personal at- ...
tention. .Six acres arc used to fill a a ^ al and court hou5€ as * ood as th ®
good barn. Fifteen hundred acres P rese nt buildings.
will give a marl “t. Secretary Ritchie read to the laws
Dean E. II. Scott, chairman of the • governing the jury's jurisdiction over
urogram committee, next introduced | the voting within the county. They
Mr. George Hollinshed, presidmt of I called attention to tht fact that the
given to persons driving automobiles
while under the influence of intoxi
cants. "Such people are a menace/'
declared the jury and should be given
the full penalty of the law when ap
prehended.
town, with beautiful streets and four j cwm P ari1
preserve*' of *ixteen acres each: one, j a K M ar >d
the state house, one, the penitentiary, | tinued \
for Here were bud people in those ^ c y*'- “1
days; one the cemetery, inasmuch as (that some one remarked
people died in those days; and one, r^rtain young girl
for such use a» the legislature might
apply it. There were two main
street.-'. 120 feet wide, and the re
mainder were 100 feet wide. They j that girl
he Farmers Club. He gave thi- value
f a tobacco crop to supplement the
Mr. Nesmith -poke of the interest
f the Baldwin county farmer in the
rowing of tobacco.
Mr. Tunnel, chairman of the Ki-
ars wanis committe on agriculture, ad-
on ’ vised that if any thing was to be done
about the growing of tobacco in Buld-
county that it must be done now.
of courtship
Colonel Sibley
a merry twinkle i
that a j|,. „| po stated the
Pretty, efficient tobacco
•ssity
ill named for distinguished , identical
citizens of America and of the State ten years
of Georgia. 'things th.
In this way Milledgeville has i
very distinc' birth und was beautiful
implied that this girl wasn't nearly farmers
pretty as her grandmother when rnK ,
girl. However, I believe
en years ago and now are
ith this difference. Girls
igo wanted to do the very
modern generation is do-
hut they just lacked the nerve
xpress themselves. The whole
aid the
getting out their crops.
The cost of an expi rt he stated was
$2,000 a year.
Mr. Erwin Sibley suggested that
action he taken immediately on rais
ing the necessary funds.
Many of the visitors and members
• f th - Kiwani* club spoke enthusiasi-
a-tically of the project. Subscrip
tions amounting to $1,2G0 were taken
the meeting, and committee* were
i the farmers of the
■ pledges of acreage
planting. Also a
I committee was selected to see the
- county commissioners and other husi-
aecure the neccessary
•arly period, mutter may be summed up in the fol-
1 So,’’, it was the state capitol for j lowing words. Jazz, short skirts and
more than half a century. bobbed hair have taken *he place of appointed
The p-iving of the streets has been liquor to stimulate a man's concern,
the occasion for much study of the • Li other words, a stimuli!- <>f liquor
history of both Milledgeville and , wnr «‘ off quicker."
Georgia, and so proud are the citi- , Colonel Sibley declared that
b'-ns <>f the paving that there is a | m-n w:ro bolder to encourage mis- ness
movement on foot to use the stree's i chief in men than they were in form- fund: ,
in-thtir rew clothes, together with [er days. Women now accept it onen-i * ..
thv Wt.ut.ful Itiy off of th„ city and ! ly and humor it. Tut, yean. 1
the appropria‘e naming of streets j they merely winked at i: which
ns a theme of a celebration i:: the it an added romance,
early spring. j “Tnen. do you think
| present generation c
GREAT SCIENTIFIC (Lionel Sibley.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF 1927 «y.
Dr. Sumner N. Bios
, editor
Jury could look over the lists of
voters and where it was believed that
vot.s had been cast by un-qualified
voters ‘.hat a bill could be returned
against them. They also had the
power to examine ballots. They
urged the people to qualify them-
s. Ives for voting, and that the strict
le ter of th elaw be carried out.
Dr. Sam Anderson was commended
for his work as county health officer
and the people were urged to co
operate with him in carrying on this
work.
The Jury commended both city
and county officers of the law for
their rigid enforcement of all laws
and urged that special attention*he
We wtih and, polish your car at
double quick time, but not ao quick
we don't do it right. Phone 300. We
call for and delivar.
RALPH SIMMERSON
Buirk Dealer
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done right. *
RALPH SIMMERSON
Buick Dealer
PECANS, FRUIT TREES. 0 RN.
MENTALS. Set . nd
jre.e’, time. For price., etc.
J. B. Wight, Ciro, C. *
1*5-28 <t.
Notice
TO AUTOMOBILE
OWNERS
Sibley, Dixon Williams, Mrs. E. D.
Napier, Jim Ingram, John W. Hutch-
i insn, B. T. Dumas, M. W. Stem-
re of the bridge. A. J. Carr, Sr„ E. E. Bell, J.
women?", E. Kidd. Geo. II. Tunmll, M. E.
Pennington, C. S. Winn, Miss Coressa
"}es. he replied,” because I see 1 Eberhart, G. H. Webber, L. C. Hall,
ure of th m.” lie also sotted thut *L S. Bone, E. T. Holmes, O. M. Conn,
. arriage i a success, not a failure. i T. Trnwick, J Harrison. Francis I
the P'-pular Science Monthly, has mistaken notion that gives rise to ' Daniel, S. A. Boone, E. H. Scott, W.
igiu i debate comes front the remarks of j M. Fields, E. C. Kidd, II. S. Wootten,
“ r ' : husbands who will argue the point | William Ireland, L. N. Jordan, E. E.
' ■« basi*, that their experience i Bass, C. J. Conn, H. D. Allen, C. IT.
xception that but proves the | Whitfield. D. M. Cooper, R. W. Ivey,
Harry Bone, Adrian Horne, F. E.
"Companionate marriages have ! ^ onc ’ ^ Anderson, E. R. Hines,
been going on for yeurs. howeVbr. it 1 W ‘ L ‘ Fra,t ‘>'. Lott W. Lee. S. L.
was not until recently that a couple Terry * M " ort - E - A - Tigner,
would admit this. Incoropanion-' Dwiir , ht Ruw,pn * New H-lven - Conn.,
ability is probably the original cause I K ' Rone » Roy Wilson, Sidney
of divorce," Colonel Sibley added. I Stembridge, D. T. Turner, Sam
He declared that as long as he it
single man he will not take di-
however he might
"STILL ON THE JOB"
We are still and yet w e arc nrisy.
We do shoe repairing every where,
and with every bod,.
"SUDDEN SERVICE"
Phone 373
Blain Shoe Plant and
Pressing Club
given what he conside
greates achievements ii
ward st p.s of 1H27. He feels that | f ront
these achievements were sufficient- j ^
ly great t«» even crowd out of the ru j e>
program such a romantic element as
Lindbergh's flight.
In Dr. George H. Webber’s opinion
Dr. Blossom seems to have selected
‘he eight frOo, mankind's most for-,
vard strides, but he himself consid
ers Lindbergh's flight worthy of be
ing included in the eight; not alone
from its \aln® as an aeronautic
achievement, not from the standpoint
*>f one of the world’s greatest poli-
cil achievements, because this
’'light has been able to accomplish
■ ha*, in which diplomats have failed.
Further:! ir«- the moral value of the
young man's fine behavior on the
youth of all nations and all times can
not be over-estimated. It is Dr. Web
ber’s opinion that Lindbergh typifies
the real fiber of the American youth
of to-day. Below is Dr. Blossom’s
list with Dr. Webber'* addition.
1. The practical demonstration of
television.
2. Inaugeralion of transatlantic
telephone service.
3. Discovery of lighter and
stronger alloys which muke all-metal
airplanes possible.
4. The new use of ultrn-Violct
rayn to prev.nt rickets.
5. The substitution of are weld
ing for rivets in steel structures.
6. The single diul and automatic
control frmn radio set*.
7. The construction of the Hol
land Tube a< a great engineering
feat.
8. The first successful use of talk-
So-callcd "corn-
colds are
dangerous. Grippe
or Flu may result.
Check the cold
promptly. HILL'S Cascara-Bromide -
Quinir
of
OPTIMISM PREVAILS
The reporter found Mr. Otto Conn,
President of Exchange Bank and
county treasurer, nios. optimistic
the subject of business conditions
this section.
_ Jinine tablets stop a cold in one day.
Drive out the poisons. Play safe! Insist
on HILL'S, in the red box. 30 cents
at all druggists.
HILL'S
Cascara - Bromide - Qalalae
Bone, Roy
i Stembridge, D.
t Anderson. E. A. Nesmith, F. H. Hurd
ling R. II. Wootten, John Shinholsier,
Gordan. Hooten, John Ivey. George
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Register your car with
the City Cierk and get
a tag for 50c—This
is an Ordinance of
the City and is
Compulsory
By Order of City Council
R. T, Baisden, Clerk
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MILLEDGEVILLE NURSERY CO.
Pecans are an insurance you col
lect while you live—but still leave to
your family when yo die, “said Mr.
Patterson in an enthusiastic interview,
•ans are better than a bank ac
count. Plant pecans and you can
n have both.
The suit and climate of Baldwin
unsurpa.*«ed. Winters are neith-
so severe as to stunt growth nor
warm to prevent the dormant
condition necessary for shipping.
Markets are steady and the demand
is never supplied. New York city
alone could consume the -ntire crop.
The crop is free from disease, is
easily gathered, and will keep for| thr " w
months. It rarely needs resetting—J Hou*‘
trees 400 yean
R. Torrance, T. A. Torrance,
Edward Tornnce, O. F. Veal, T.
Treanor, F. C. Pennuel. Rev. Geo.
B. Thompson, Rev. John Yarborough,
M. S. Bell and D. M. Rogers.
$20,000 FIRE EARLY SUNDAY
(Continued ftom front page.)
ing today, and the crop increases
bulk with the *ize of the tree. A
pecan grove may be a three-s ory
method of farming—potatoes under
ground; cotton, chickens or pigs on
the surface; and nuts in the air.”
The Milledgeville Nursery is a
quartir of a century old and includes
over three hundred acres. The fine
groves of trees are used for buds
and grafts as well as a nut crop. The
nursery property is situated aero?*
the Oconee river It is most interest
ing to see the immense numbers of
young trees in proc.ss of being plant
ed. grafted and cultivated for mark-
the Union Warehouse Co., in the
rear of the bukery caught and it is
due to the Sanitarium company that
thi* fire was extinguished. The
Milledgeville company directed their
equipment for the most effort on the
Benson building.
At the height of the fire, sparks
ignited a box of excelsior on the top
floor of the Doctors' Building on
Hancock Street. This box was
i window by Cartelle
negro in the employ of
actively bear-1 Dr. Richard Binion. Had this blaze
This home industry brings
eeps money in Milledgeville.
uoces* is a source of pride to
dgeville citizens.
(Continued ftom front
"Mr. Conn, do you '.hink Baldwin
county is diaring materially in pros- This home industry brings and
perity of the South.ast." opened the
interview.
“Yes, we can safely say yes," was
the enthusiastic reply. "This is the
very bot year the Exchange Bank TOBACCO ACREAGE ASSURED
has ever had and all bank report
show increase in businc** prospects
in general ure brighter today than
many years. Farm lands show an
crease in value. Industries are add- added,
ing to their capacities and net
coming in. And city property why Mr. Fields then raid,
M»m e houses in paved districts have hacco is in a class by
im-reasLd 25 per cent in value and I ledgeville will be
never «w so much painting and im- for a market
provement of homes. Milledgeville "Experience show
: .s more prosperous looking and at-1 Fields, “thn tobacco seed bed*
tractive today than ever before." jri.ould be planted between January
literally sleepii
Georgia to-
lf and Mil-
ellent place
said Mr.
"Are people borrowing much
money to suit the banks," Mr. Conn
smiled and said, "Every bank in town
has a surplus amount of money to
lend. The boll wt*vil slipped up on
us last year but we can eaaily fi
nance our customers through the
crop-this year."
headway, Milledgeville
would have seen its most disastrous
fire.
The Benson Bakery building i* the
property of the Horne estate and
w-as partially covered by Insurance.
Mr. Adrian Horne who hns the prop
erty in charge has made known his
intentions to rebuild. It is under
stood that a two wtore building will
replace the hurned structure.
Representatives of the Benson
Bakery whose headquarters are at
Athens were in the city Monday and
made arrangement* to open a tempo
rary wholesale store. They are now
occupying :i store mom in the Elks
building. The bakery products are
being shipped here from Athens for
di-'tribution.
The Wholesale Grocery firm of
John Conn and Co., suffered serious
damage from water and smoke. The
cellar holding large quantities of
canned goods was flooded. Flour,
coffee and o - h<r articles were dam
aged by smoke. Carr’s Emporium
was also damaged by water and
smoke.
The
W. A. Walker A Co., have just re
ceived a new lot of Barnetvillo
Busc'e*. and Chattanooga Russell
A Molin Wagons, also a lot of buggy
and wagon harness, collars breech-
ins, bridles, backhands and all kind
harness and are selling them cheap.
So call on them and buy what you
need at bargain prices.
February 15. Then
plants Mre ready r >r transporting on
the first of April and never later
than May 10th. A crop planted in
April is ready for the market by the
latter part of July. Tobacco requires FOR RENT—Two or three furnished
agreut deal of care and it responds or unfurnished rooms. Private baths j
to every touch; but it is such a Call 464.
I COME AND SEE!!
£
Our Line of New
Spring Coats
and Dresses
Quality Merchandise at
Prices We Can All
Afford
JAY’S DEPT. STORE
PHONE 57
Milledgeville, Georgia
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